TY - JOUR
T1 - An Examination of the Challenge/Threat State and Sport-Performance Relationship While Controlling for Past Performance
AU - Jewiss, Matthew
AU - Runswick, Oliver
AU - Greenlees, Iain
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2023 Human Kinetics, Inc.
PY - 2023/8/1
Y1 - 2023/8/1
N2 - A challenge state is associated with superior performance compared to a threat state in a variety of performance domains (e.g., sport, aviation, education). However, in the challenge and threat (C/T) literature, between-subjects variability in past performance is often inconsistently controlled for. Here, we aimed to investigate the effects of C/T states on performance using two methods to control for past performance. Experiment 1 used previous performance statistics in a between-subjects design and Experiment 2 used a within-subject design. In Experiment 1, regression analysis showed that cardiovascular correlates of C/T states predicted cricket batting performance in 45 amateur cricketers. In Experiment 2, between- and within-subject analysis found that past performance was the only predictor of subsequent golf putting performance in 40 noncompetitive golfers. Taken together, the findings challenge the role that C/T states play in predicting performance under pressure after controlling for past performance.
AB - A challenge state is associated with superior performance compared to a threat state in a variety of performance domains (e.g., sport, aviation, education). However, in the challenge and threat (C/T) literature, between-subjects variability in past performance is often inconsistently controlled for. Here, we aimed to investigate the effects of C/T states on performance using two methods to control for past performance. Experiment 1 used previous performance statistics in a between-subjects design and Experiment 2 used a within-subject design. In Experiment 1, regression analysis showed that cardiovascular correlates of C/T states predicted cricket batting performance in 45 amateur cricketers. In Experiment 2, between- and within-subject analysis found that past performance was the only predictor of subsequent golf putting performance in 40 noncompetitive golfers. Taken together, the findings challenge the role that C/T states play in predicting performance under pressure after controlling for past performance.
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U2 - 10.1123/jsep.2022-0197
DO - 10.1123/jsep.2022-0197
M3 - Article
SN - 0895-2779
VL - 45
SP - 195
EP - 207
JO - Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology
JF - Journal of Sport & Exercise Psychology
IS - 4
ER -